Question

How do you solve this? Please provide a step-by-step explanation

Answer 1

The residual value is the distance between where the line is and the dot is.

At x = 2, the line crosses at y = 2, and the dot is at y = 1

The difference is: 2-1 = 1

BeUse the dot is below the line it becomes a negative value.

The answer would be -1